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News•by Staff•December 21, 2011

Veolia, Nassau County reach public-private agreement

The transit system transports 31 million bus passengers and 280,000 paratransit passengers each year and has been managed by the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority since 1973.

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News•by Staff•December 21, 2011

StrataGen to provide NYCT paratransit trip planning, IVR

The new contracts significantly expand the company's successful implementation of its ADEPT intermodal trip planning application, which was initially rolled out in 2010.

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News•by Staff•December 21, 2011

Contractor calls Ga. paratransit a success

During 2009 and 2010, Augusta Public Transit averaged about 2,300 individual weekday trips, according to data filed with the Federal Transit Administration. Since June, paratransit ridership is up 2%.

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News•by Staff•December 21, 2011

CNG vehicles donated to Tulsa paratransit

With a total value of $106,000, the MV-1s will replace two of the older vans in the 46-vehicle Lift Program fleet, which is being converted from diesel to CNG using federal stimulus money.

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News•by Staff•December 21, 2011

TTC makes all bus routes wheelchair accessible

All 170 bus routes are now wheelchair and scooter friendly. The agency’s last few remaining GM “New Look” non-accessible buses — a model that dates back to the 1950s — have been replaced by accessible Orion VII low-floor buses.

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News•by Staff•December 21, 2011

Elderly transportation network in Conn. struggles to stay afloat

The Independent Transportation Network of Central, a struggling nonprofit that provides transportation service for senior citizens and the visually impaired, is getting help from volunteers after having no money coming in for months and losing its executive director.

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News•by Staff•December 21, 2011

D.C. debuts website for disabled transit riders

The Reach A Ride website and toll-free hotline provide information about specialized transportation options for people with disabilities, older adults, those with limited English proficiency and low-income commuters, with information in English and Spanish, along with links to programs and services.

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News•by Staff•December 8, 2011

APTA: 3rd quarter ridership up 2%

It is the first time in three years that ridership has increased for all three quarters, according to APTA. The ridership increase is attributed to a number of factors including high gas prices, improved real time passenger information and a recovering economy.

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News•by Staff•December 7, 2011

MV Transportation opens Dallas location

Members of the executive leadership team, including the company's CEO Carter Pate, have relocated and are now based in Dallas.

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News•by Staff•December 7, 2011

Veolia reaffirms commitment to N. American transportation market

The transportation operator maintains strong commitments to current contracts in the U.S. and Canada transportation markets following a statement that Veolia Environnement (VE), parent company of Veolia Transdev (VT), will allow Caisse des Depots to purchase VE’s 50% interest in VT over the next two years.

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